[K-Pop] BTS' 'Fake Love' racks up over 1 billion streams on Spotify

This undated photo shows K-pop boy group BTS Courtesy of BigHit Music — The members of K-pop boy group BTS are seen, in this undated photo. Courtesy of BigHit Music

SEOUL, August 27 (AJP) - Another song by K-pop juggernaut BTS has surpassed 1 billion streams on the world's largest streaming site Spotify, according to their management agency BigHit Music this week.

"Fake Love" from their third full-length album "Love Yourself: Tear" reached the milestone last Sunday since its release in May 2018, becoming the septet's fifth song to do so after "Dynamite," "My Universe," "Butter," and "Boy With Luv."

The song, which conveys the heartbreak of realizing that a love once thought to be fate was actually a lie, peaked at No. 10 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 just two weeks after its release.

Meanwhile, BTS member Jungkook's "3D," featuring American rapper Jack Harlow, recently surpassed 1 billion streams, joining his earlier hits like "Left and Right," "Seven," and "Standing Next to You."

He now has the most billion-stream songs of any K-pop solo artist on Spotify.

Kim Hee-su khs@ajupress.com